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Carl E. Zipper
Researcher at Virginia Tech
Publications - 158
Citations - 3573
Carl E. Zipper is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coal mining & Surface mining. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 156 publications receiving 3136 citations. Previous affiliations of Carl E. Zipper include Illinois Natural History Survey.
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Modeling Patterns of Total Dissolved Solids Release from Central Appalachia, USA, Mine Spoils
TL;DR: The specific conductance (SC, a proxy variable for TDS) patterns of 39 mine spoils during a sequence of 40 leaching events were modeled using a five-parameter nonlinear regression to best predict certain phases of mine spoil TDS release.
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The Appalachian Coalfield in Historical Context
TL;DR: The Appalachian coal mining has influenced the region's landscapes, forests, water, and people over more than two centuries as mentioned in this paper, and coal mining was essential to American electrification during the twentieth century.
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Character analysis of mining disturbance and reclamation trajectory in surface coal-mine area by time-series NDVI.
Li Jing,Carl E. Zipper,Li Song,Patricia F. Donovan,Randolph H. Wynne,Adam J. Oliphant,Xia Qing +6 more
Enhancing Wildlife Habitat on Reclaimed Mine Lands
TL;DR: In this article, Carrozzino et al. proposed an approach to enhance the wildlife habitat on reclaimed mine lands by restoring the lost mine land. But the work focused on restoring the mine land to its natural state.